"Unequivocally," Horton answered when asked if he intended to add Turner to his staff as offensive coordinator. "His wife, Nancy, wanted to come here. Everybody was aware, I talked to Norv. His wife wanted to come here, they have a daughter in San Diego. They wanted to be close to home. They were excited about the possibility. He had worked with Kevin Kolb at the Senior Bowl."

"He just said, 'Ray, if I get the Phoenix job, you're not my guy,' even though we worked together in Pittsburgh, even though we're friends," Horton said. "And I respect that. And that's all you want is honesty, so he doesn't leave you hanging and try to blame somebody else and say, 'Oh well, it came from up above my pay grade, that they don't want you, they don't want you, blah, blah, blah.'

"Honesty, up front, be a man. Everybody's a man, and off you go. And Bruce and I are friends right this second."

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Were the Cardinals honest and up front with Horton during the process? A source told USA Today that Horton was furious when Arians was hired. And would bringing Turner along to run the offense carry so much weight?